. >> dan, the ryan budget it was supposed to be, pelosi was waving it as the thing to bring her back to the speakership. >> an interesting point. one thing that has to be raised here in the context this have discussion, if barack obama loses, what does that mean for the progressive left wing of the democratic party represented by nancy pelosi and harry reid, and the fact that the progressives hold control of the big cities, los angeles, san francisco, new york, northern urban areas, a lot of the elections we're talking about in the suburbs among people who are much more toward the center of politics and i think if obama loses it's going to be a battle for the democratic party between the progressives and what bill clinton represents. >> paul: i think i know who wins that, the progressive win that contest. steve, what do you think about what happens if the republicans lose only a handful of seats in the house and president obama is reelected. does that mean the republicans feel chasen and have to do what president obama wants? >> no, it's the republican firewall and speaker boehner an